The Aretha Franklin song originally recorded by Otis Redding was "Respect."
Redding wrote and recorded the original version in 1965, releasing it as a single and including it on his album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul. His recording presented the song from a man's perspective, with a singer asking for recognition when he returned home after working.
Franklin radically reshaped the song for her 1967 recording. She changed elements of the lyrics, flipped the gender perspective, and added the emphatic spelling of "R-E-S-P-E-C-T," along with the distinctive backing-vocal responses and rhythmic arrangement. Her version became a signature song and an anthem associated with the civil-rights and women's-rights movements.
A common mix-up is to call Franklin's recording the original. She made the song more famous and transformed its meaning for many listeners, but Otis Redding recorded it first. Franklin's version appeared on her breakthrough Atlantic album I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You.